Bowen bewildered as Sexton seals remarkable last-gasp win

Edmund Sexton had an astonishing last shot win over Éamon Bowen in the Mick Barry Cup at Ballincurrig, with Raymond Ryan off the pace in third.

After Sexton’s last throw, a win for Bowen looked a formality. His previous bowl missed the line by a metre and beating Sexton’s last tip looked very manageable. He played and beat it comfortably, but he was called for over-stepping his tip and when he directed his second attempt to the left, he missed Sexton’s tip.

There was little between the three first tips. Ryan was too far left with his second and the other two got good bowls towards Moore’s gate. Ryan recovered with a good third, but Bowen went clear on his own with a brilliant bowl to the green. Sexton and Ryan just beat that in four.